I know this isn't quite on topic for MTDG, however I know there are many here who might be interested given the 18-player pitboss has ended. Emperor (aka Lord Parkin here on CFC) has posted the following on Strategamer. He and I have been exchanging PMs on it for months now.
Please direct sign-up replies and game discussion to the Strategamer forum. Here's the thread.
If we decide to field a (mostly) MTDG-based team, we may choose to handle team discussions in this thread.
Here's the original post so you don't have to go over there just to see what's up.
Please direct sign-up replies and game discussion to the Strategamer forum. Here's the thread.
If we decide to field a (mostly) MTDG-based team, we may choose to handle team discussions in this thread.
Here's the original post so you don't have to go over there just to see what's up.
emperor said:This was an idea proposed a while ago at EVG, but it never actually managed to get started. Hopefully we will be able to get it going now though.
The players: members from the two sites, Strategamer and Civfanatics. There will be two human teams in this game, and no AI - the human teams will be of equal size, the exact size depending on the method of play.
If PBEM: Either a 3 vs 3 match, or a 4 vs 4 match.
If PTBS: No limits except the inbuilt 18 civ limit (no mods for this game) - so theoretically up to a 9 vs 9 match, providing enough players are interested from both sites.
All the players from each site are set up as in a regular "teams" game - so each site's players share their team's knowledge of the world, pool tech research, and are naturally allied against the other team (and can't attack their teammates).
Suggested Settings:
Map Type - something that would be interesting (feel free to make suggestions!). Possibly a generated map, or possibly a custom-made one.
Map Size - dependent on the number of players. 3 vs 3: Small. 4 vs 4: Standard. 5 vs 5: Large. 6 vs 6 or above: Huge.
Sea Level - also dependent on the number of players, we will lower it if there are more players.
Difficulty - probably Monarch.
Speed - Normal.
Era - Ancient.
Climate - Temperate.
Wrap - Cylindrical (probably).
Resources - Standard. (No need for balanced with so many teammates.)
Options - None checked (open for debate though).
Victories - All enabled.
The Rules (will probably be extended as we go along and as I think of them):
- No duplicate leaders in the same team. For instance, there can't be three Gandhis fighting on one side. However, there can be two Gandhis, providing one is on each of the two different teams.
- Aside from the no duplicate leader on the same team rule, each team is allowed to pick any selection of leaders that they wish, and all players on both teams will get their first choices for all of their leaders.
- No espionage or other out-of-game deviousness - let's have an honourable game here, chaps. :hi: (In-game deviousness is permitted, however. )
What we'll need:
- Members to play for both teams! Post below if you're interested.
- A host for the PTBS (if we're going for that option).
Roster to date:
STG members: emperor
CFC members: